Mass spectrometer vacuum housing and pumping system
Abstract
A vacuum housing and pumping system for a portable gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer (GC/MS). The vacuum housing section of the system has minimum weight for portability while designed and constructed to utilize metal gasket sealed stainless steel to be compatible with high vacuum operation. The vacuum pumping section of the system consists of a sorption (getter) pump to remove atmospheric leakage and outgassing contaminants as well as the gas chromatograph carrier gas (hydrogen) and an ion pump to remove the argon from atmospheric leaks. The overall GC/MS system has broad application to contaminants, hazardous materials, illegal drugs, pollution monitoring, etc., as well as for use by chemical weapon treaty verification teams, due to the light weight and portability thereof.
- Inventors:
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- Livermore, CA
- Oakley, CA
- Tracy, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 870529
- Patent Number(s):
- 5539204
- Assignee:
- Regents of University of California (Oakland, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- mass; spectrometer; vacuum; housing; pumping; portable; gas; chromatograph; gc; section; minimum; weight; portability; designed; constructed; utilize; metal; gasket; sealed; stainless; steel; compatible; operation; consists; sorption; getter; pump; remove; atmospheric; leakage; outgassing; contaminants; carrier; hydrogen; argon; leaks; overall; broad; application; hazardous; materials; illegal; drugs; pollution; monitoring; etc; chemical; weapon; treaty; verification; teams; due; light; vacuum pumping; broad application; hazardous material; light weight; mass spectrometer; carrier gas; stainless steel; hazardous materials; gas chromatograph; vacuum pump; pumping section; metal gasket; vacuum housing; metal gas; portable gas; /250/
Citation Formats
Coutts, Gerald W, Bushman, John F, and Alger, Terry W. Mass spectrometer vacuum housing and pumping system. United States: N. p., 1996.
Web.
Coutts, Gerald W, Bushman, John F, & Alger, Terry W. Mass spectrometer vacuum housing and pumping system. United States.
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"Mass spectrometer vacuum housing and pumping system". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/870529.
@article{osti_870529,
title = {Mass spectrometer vacuum housing and pumping system},
author = {Coutts, Gerald W and Bushman, John F and Alger, Terry W},
abstractNote = {A vacuum housing and pumping system for a portable gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer (GC/MS). The vacuum housing section of the system has minimum weight for portability while designed and constructed to utilize metal gasket sealed stainless steel to be compatible with high vacuum operation. The vacuum pumping section of the system consists of a sorption (getter) pump to remove atmospheric leakage and outgassing contaminants as well as the gas chromatograph carrier gas (hydrogen) and an ion pump to remove the argon from atmospheric leaks. The overall GC/MS system has broad application to contaminants, hazardous materials, illegal drugs, pollution monitoring, etc., as well as for use by chemical weapon treaty verification teams, due to the light weight and portability thereof.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1996},
month = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1996}
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